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Decision on Prashant Kishor's joining Congress soon: Reports

Apr 22, 2022, at 02:30 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The decision of whether election strategist Prashant Kishor would join the Congress party or not would be announced soon after his third meeting with Sonia Gandhi, possibly tomorrow, media reports said.

Prashant Kishor meets Sonia Gandhi again, 'report on proposal within 72 hours'

Apr 21, 2022, at 04:43 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Election strategist Prashant Kishor on Wednesday met Congress President Sonia Gandhi at her home in another round of talks to finalise if the former can join the party to rejuvenate it and chalk out plans for the 2024 general elections.

Prashant Kishor meets Congress president Sonia Gandhi

Apr 19, 2022, at 11:13 pm

New Delhi: Political strategist Prashant Kishor met Congress President Sonia Gandhi for a third time on Tuesday, days after he presented a roadmap for the Congress for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Sonia Gandhi holds Congress key meet, Prashant Kishor's proposal for 2024 election on agenda

Apr 19, 2022, at 03:36 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi is holding a key meeting with a select group of party members to discuss the proposal of poll strategist Prashant Kishor for the revival of the party and its plan for the 2024 general elections.

Prashant Kishor asked to join Congress, poll strategist presents 2024 revival plan: Reports

Apr 17, 2022, at 12:30 am

New Delhi: Election strategist Prashant Kishor has been asked to join the Congress party full time following his meeting with party top leaderships, according to media reports.

Prashant Kishor's meeting with Sonia, Rahul sparks speculations of his Congress joining

Apr 16, 2022, at 07:45 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Election strategist Prashant Kishor's latest meeting with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and top leaders Rahul Gandhi and KC Venugopal has triggered fresh speculations of his joining in the oldest party, which has been routed in the last round of assembly elections in the country, media reports said.

KCR in talks with Prashant Kishor 'to bring national change'

Mar 22, 2022, at 05:24 am

Hyderabad/IBNS: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday announced that he is in talks with political strategist Prashant Kishor "to bring a national change".

Prashant Kishor's key role in Shatrughan Sinha's crossover to Trinamool Congress: Report

Mar 17, 2022, at 11:33 pm

Shatrughan Sinha, whose crossover to Trinamool Congress was revealed after he was named the party's candidate for the by-poll to the Asansol Lok Sabha seat, said Thursday that poll strategist Prashant Kishor played a crucial role in bringing him to Mamata Banerjee's party.

Battle for India will be fought in 2024 and not in any state: Prashant Kishor after BJP's sweeping victory

Mar 11, 2022, at 05:29 pm

Political strategist Prashant Kishor, a critic of the Narendra Modi government, on Friday implied the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s success in four assembly elections this year will have no effect on the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

I laugh it off: Prashant Kishor on his reported rift with Mamata Banerjee

Feb 23, 2022, at 08:10 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Political strategist Prashant Kishor has rubbished the media reports that have recently claimed he is having a rift with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, with whom he had worked in the 2021 assembly elections in the eastern state.

Pegasus row: SC-appointed committee submits interim report, seeks more time for probe

Feb 22, 2022, at 04:31 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court-appointed committee formed to probe into the Pegasus spyware scandal, in which politicians, journalists, judges and government officials were alleged to have been snooped, has sought more time to complete its investigation, media reports said.

Ties between Mamata Banerjee's TMC and I-PAC intact: Source

Feb 12, 2022, at 02:56 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The ties between political strategist Prashant Kishor's firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) have not ended, a source told IBNS rubbishing rumours of a possible parting of their ways.

Possible to defeat BJP in 2024 but not with current opposition: Prashant Kishor

Jan 25, 2022, at 03:01 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Political aide Prashant Kishor on Wednesday said he wanted to help the opposition parties to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, which is "entirely possible" even if the election results in the state polls are unfavourable.

Congress vital but its leadership not divine right of an individual: Prashant Kishor on Opposition unity

Dec 02, 2021, at 07:46 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Backing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's statement on the anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance, her political aide Prashant Kishor on Thursday said the Congress is "vital" in the Opposition but its leadership is not the "divine right of an individual".

Mamata’s ‘Khela Hobe’ move in Meghalaya began with Mukul Sangma-Prashant Kishor meeting 2.5 months ago

Nov 26, 2021, at 05:35 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: West Bengal Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee’s unprecedented coup in Meghalaya – with joining of 12 out of 17 Congress MLAs including former Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma in Trinamool Congress (TMC) just ahead of the assembly polls in the state, was started from the meeting between Mukul Sangma and political strategist Prashant Kishor just two and half months ago.

Punjab Congress mulls roping in Prashant Kishor who predicted BJP's long run

Nov 03, 2021, at 07:04 pm

Chandigarh/IBNS: Even as former political strategist Prashant Kishor recently predicted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s long run in Indian politics, the Punjab Congress is mulling taking his help to fight the upcoming crucial assembly elections in the state.

BJP with or without Modi will dominate Indian politics for next many decades: Prashant Kishor

Oct 28, 2021, at 08:57 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In an almost prophesy ahead of crucial assembly elections in five states, former political strategist Prashant Kishor has claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with or without its poster boy Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will continue to dominate Indian politics for the next many decades.

No quick fixes: Prashant Kishor not hopeful of Congress revival

Oct 08, 2021, at 08:33 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Former political strategist Prashant Kishor, who is credited for turnaround of various parties in the last seven years, is not much hopeful of the Congress' revival despite the grand old party's aggressive campaigns against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Lakhimpur violence in Uttar Pradesh.

Was approached by Prashant Kishor: Luizinho Faleiro on joining TMC

Oct 01, 2021, at 02:52 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Luizinho Faleiro, the former Chief Minister of Goa who quit the Congress to join the Trinamool Congress this week, on Thursday said that it was poll strategist Prashant Kishor who had approached him for this camp change.

Prashant Kishor now a voter in Kolkata's Bhabanipur constituency where Mamata Banerjee resides

Sep 29, 2021, at 01:17 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Former political strategist Prashant Kishor, who played a significant role in catapulting the Trinamool Congress to retain power in West Bengal, is now a voter in Kolkata's Bhabanipur constituency, where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee resides.

Prashant Kishor has registered himself as a voter in Kolkata

Sep 26, 2021, at 07:09 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Political strategist Prashant Kishor has registered himself as a voter in the Bhabanipur legislative constituency. This has emerged just ahead of the crucial bypolls, where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will contest to enter the West Bengal Assembly.

Tripura Police serve notice to Prashant Kishor's I-PAC team

Jul 29, 2021, at 01:32 am

Agartala/UNI: Tripura Police on Wednesday served notice to 23 members of the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) team which used to be headed by former poll strategist Prashant Kishor.

Pegasus: Rahul Gandhi, Prashant Kishor, Ashwini Vaishnaw among potential 'targets' of snooping, says report

Jul 20, 2021, at 02:06 am

New Delhi/IBNS: As the row over Pegasus continues, new names of high profile political personalities like Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, former poll strategist Prashant Kishor and new IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw have featured in the potential target list of the Israeli spyware, The Wire has reported in an explosive revelation.

After Prashant Kishor meets Gandhis, Sharad Pawar brushes off speculation on 'bigger strategy'

Jul 15, 2021, at 06:01 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Veteran politician Sharad Pawar has denied reports that he is a candidate for post of the President for the third or alternative front following a speculation that was triggered after poll analyst Prashant Kishor's meeting with the Gandhis.

Prashant Kishor meets Gandhis over Punjab Congress row, sparks speculation about 'bigger strategy'

Jul 14, 2021, at 02:51 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Poll strategist Prashant Kishor met Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday as the party faces infighting in Punjab, ahead of polls next year.

Can't leave Congress out of alternative front to fight BJP: Sharad Pawar

Jun 26, 2021, at 04:37 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has said the Congress cannot be left out of any alternative front to take on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Sharad Pawar to hold meeting of Rashtra Manch at 4 pm today

Jun 22, 2021, at 04:27 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar will hold a meeting of various political leaders as well intellectuals at his residence on Tuesday, significantly amid the talks of a possible anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) third front that have emerged over the last few days.

Don't believe third front can successfully challenge BJP: Prashant Kishor ahead of Sharad Pawar's meet

Jun 22, 2021, at 04:04 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Poll strategist Prashant Kishor has ruled out any association with an opposition front saying the third front "would not succeed in challenging the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)".

After landslide victory, Mamata's first TMC meeting today; major rejig in party likely

Jun 05, 2021, at 04:24 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: After her party stormed back to power in 2021 Assembly Elections, Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee will on Saturday hold two key meetings with her leaders, as a major rejig in the outfit is expected.

Prashant Kishor quits election management after ensuring Mamata Banerjee's TMC election victory

May 02, 2021, at 10:37 pm

Kolkata/UNI: Election strategist Prashant Kishor, who spearheaded Mamata Banerjee's 2021 election victory, on Sunday announced that he will quit his election management job and hand over I-PAC to his employees to run the show.